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The Post Graduate Certificate in Education
is a one-year full-time course leading to full recognition as
a teacher by the Department of Education. It is taught substantially
through the medium of Irish and is intended particularly for graduates
who wish to teach in Irish-medium primary schools.
Aim of the Course
The general aim of the course is
to provide students with the opportunity to:
- develop a range of professional competences
- engage in informed debate about major issues in education
and training
- reflect in depth on theory/practice relationships within professional
contexts
- keep abreast of research, innovation and developments in education
in general and Irish-medium education in particular
- develop research skills.
Course Structure
From September 2006 the PGCE (Irish-medium) course has been structured
in modules in line with the QAA Qualifications Framework for England,
Wales and Northern Ireland. In order to successfully complete
the PGCE (Irish-medium) course, students must pass the following
three modules:
Module MPS4001 School-based work
Module MPS4002 Learning and Teaching in the
Irish-medium Primary School
Module MPS4003 Perspectives on the Primary
Curriculum
Two of the modules, MPS4002 and MPS4003, are credited at
Masters Level each worth 20 M-level credit points. Module MPS4001
is credited at Honours level and is worth 20 H-level credit points.
Course Content
The course content is based on the requirements of the Revised
Northern Ireland Curriculum and students have the opportunity
to gain meaningful insights into educational issues relevant to
immersion education. The course is of thirty-six weeks duration,
of which some eighteen weeks are spent on practical teaching experience
in schools. Students will spend two blocks of School Experience
in an Irish-medium school and one block in an English-medium school.
It is recommended that applicants applying for this course have
a high level of competence in oral and written Irish. The selection
procedure involves an interview and a written task.
For further information and an application form
please contact the Admissions Office. The deadline for applications
is Friday 24th February 2012.
Anyone requiring additional information is invited to contact
Eibhlín MhicAoidh by telephone on 028
90268202, or by e-mail.
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